Hinge



Patented May 5,1931 Q t 1,803,438 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRIFRANCOIS LOUIS JOSEPH BOCHERON OF LEVALLOIS-IEEBBET, FRANCE HINGE aApplication filed July 12, 1929, Serial No. 877,889, and in =FranceOctober 80, Q28.

The present invention relates to hinges cess formed therein, said recesshaving a. and, more particularly, to those adapted to rectilinearlateral surface adapted to coact be used on automobiles and similarvehicles. with the lateral surface of said projection,-

One of the objects of the invention is to a pintle traversing said maleand female ele- 5 provide means. for automatically taking up monts andoperative to maintain said male 65 wear in a hinge assembly. and femalemembers in assembled relation,--

Other objectsof the invention will be oband a spring operative to opposeseparation vious to those skilled in the art from the of said male andfemale members, said spring, following description when taken inconbearing against part of said pintle at one of nection with theaccompanying drawing the extremities thereof. 60 forming part of thisspecification and in In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my whichsignature.

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of my im- HENRI FRANCOlS LOUIS .losrrnnocumou. proved hinge in open position; a

Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of as Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing more in detail wherein similar parts have beengiven like reference characters, a and b designate the two hinge memberspivoted together. Mem- 70 her a is provided with an extension 0 ofconical form pivotally en aged in a correspondin truncated recess Aslight space 0 exists etween the two parts a and b and allows the twomembers to approach each v r 75 other as fast as the surfaces of thecompensating elements a and 6 become worn. The

two parts a and b are assembled by a pintle d having a head (1 Members aand a are pierced axiall by 90 a channel e allowing the free passage ofthe head al of pintle d. Near the end of cone a the said channel is madesmaller so as to form a flange e Pintle d axially traverses the twoparts a and b. A spring A positioned 35 in channed e bears at one end onange e and 1 at the other end on the under side of head d of the pintle.The assembly is completed by a nut d maintaining spring 7 in position.

In Figs; 1 and 2, the shaft d traverses the .0 extremity of the member band the end of the said shaft or pintle is provided with a retaining nutd.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is: i

A hinge comprising a male member having a tapered promotion thereon,said ta re rojeotion aving a rectilinear latera suraoe,a female memberhaving a tapered re- I

